Troy Fortenberry has been a lifelong film geek starting with playing with his parents VHS camcorder and making home movies as a child. He was involved in theatre in college before moving into cinema. When not directing he writes plays and films.
Kate Fortenberry is a writer and former teacher who quit during the pandemic to pursue a career in film. She acts in front of the camera, edits, does sound design, and color corrects afterwards.
Hailey Clement is a sound aficionado who not only enjoys being a sound mixer for film, but also a foley artist with her own instagram and youtube channel specializing in culinary acoustics.
Part-time high-school teacher, part-time college professor, Patrick Murphy somehow finds time to be a part-time filmmaker with Blaine Taggart and Mike Terrell. Mixing horror and comedy, the micro-crew have produced shorts for two decades.
Owner and Head of Production at Strike With Chaos Productions. Jesse Terrell, as a director, has been making music videos, commercials and fashion films for over 10 years. As a writer he has written several scripts both short and feature length. "Sights Unseen" is his first narrative short.
It is called the Time Travelers Paradox. In which a scientist creates a Time Machine and kills their younger self. So now a man who should not- can not- exist, somehow does. That is the Paradox, and Paradoxes are impossible.
Welcome to the 2022 H. P. Lovecraft Film Festival®! Join us for the Opening remarks, and listen as Jeffrey Combs sets the tone with a dramatic reading of "What the Moon Brings."
See a variety of short films that range from adaptations of Lovecraft stories to comedic riffs on familiar cosmic horror themes! Followed by a Q&A with visiting filmmakers.
The latest Cosmic Horror from directors Benson and Moorhead (The Endless, Resolution, Synchronic, Spring)! When neighbors John and Levi witness supernatural events in their Los Angeles apartment building, they realize documenting the paranormal could inject some fame and fortune into their wasted lives. An ever-deeper, darker rabbit hole, their friendship frays as they uncover the dangers of the phenomena, the city and each other.
Enjoy Short films from around the world! You'll see adaptions of familiar stories as well as original works of the Weird and Cosmic! Followed by a Q&A with visiting filmmakers.

